joi, 30 ianuarie 2014

BIGBANG, PSY, 2NE1. The list does not end here. Sensational 4 groups are making a debut this year.

YG Entertainment’s founder YANG HYUN SUK announced his ambitious plan for the year.

At a meeting with Sports Chosun on Jan 26, YANG announced, “2014 is an important year for YG. BIGBANG’s 3rd full album comes out in summer, and 2NE1 is set to kick off their 2nd World Tour, which is a first for a girl group. World star PSY will be revealing something new, and 4 new groups will be making a debut.”

The most surprising news is the 4 new groups’ debut. Not many new groups were formed in YG recently, so this is special. WINNER’s debut had been made official for February, and a girl group that will follow the steps of 2NE1 will be unveiled. YANG explained, “This is not a hasty decision. YG aims to widen the spectrum of its artists with the new groups.”

YG’s schedule for new groups is going smoothly. WINNER is securing its fan base through WINNER TV. YANG said, “Many new groups normally make a debut with a digital single. But WINNER is unveiling a full album. Members’ producing skills combined with YG’s producers will result in monstrously good music.” The new girl group is also devoting their energy for a perfect debut.

When asked whether Team B, which went against WINNER on the program WIN (members B.I., KIM JINHWAN, SONG YOONHYUNG, BOBBY, KIM DONGHYUK, KOO JUNHOE), is included in the 4 teams, YANG zipped his mouth. The secrecy heightened the curiosity.

Team B is currently back to trainees, working hard to reach the goal of making a debut. They made an unannounced appearance at BIGBANG’s concert, exciting many fans.

Singer Psy expressed his affection for American hip-hop singer Will.I.Am.

On the 28, Psy posted a photo on his Twitter, saying “Gethering with this guy!always giving me somthing good because he’s something good!”.

There are Psy and Will.I,Am in the photo. Psy is taking a pose like a bird, with his arms. Will.I.Am is posing like he is praying, in front of Psy.

Psy uploaded his photo taken with Will.I.Am on his SNS back in November 2012, too. Then, he boasted his friendship with Will.I.Am once again by disclosing a photo of the two taken at a restaurant located in Los Angeles, California, the United States, in July, 2013. Will.I.Am has once worked with Korean girl group 2NE1 for album production.

2NE1, after making an appearance on American ABC’s hit reality program The Bachelor, is gaining much popularity in the country.

At 8 pm on Jan 27, 2NE1 appeared on the 18th date episode of The Bachelor, becoming dance coaches of ‘I Am the Best.’

‘I Am the Best,’ released on YouTube in June 2006 has raked in 84 million views, becoming 2NE1’s main hit song. After their appearance on The Bachelor on Jan 28, the song ranked #3 in Electronic single chart in America’s iTunes and #1 in Canada’s. Their popularity is climbing up the ladder very quickly after the TV show.

‘The Bachelor’ is a hit reality series that holds a journey of a man looking for one soul mate among many women. It’s a long-loved program in its 18th season, and in the latest episode, Venezuelan former soccer player Juan Pablo Galavis appeared to enjoy his date with a number of beautiful women.

In the episode, the staffers and guests of the show visited YG’s headquarter to film dance coach group dating scene. The Bachelor team told the guests YG is where K-Pop is created, and a place where they can meet Korea’s most popular girl group, 2NE1. They added, 2NE1 is like Spice Girls, and they are super stars.

2NE1 coached the guests how to dance ‘I Am the Best,’ and one of them extolled their song and the choreography by saying it attracted 77 million views on YouTube. Another mentioned 2NE1’s the most popular K-Pop group in Korea, all very excited.

2NE1 invited the guests to their mini concert held at Seoul Times Square, and performed ‘I Am the Best’ together. The guests commented how every floor was filled with people and realized how popular 2NE1 actually is. They were excited to see scores of fans and was greatly satisfied they stood on stage with Korea’s most famous girl group.

After the show was aired, 2NE1’s hit song became even more popular, and is expected to maintain the enthusiasm for a while.

2NE1 is busy preparing their 2nd World Tour, after releasing 3 new songs ‘Falling in Love,’ ‘Do You Love Me,’ and ‘Missing You’ in 2013.

2NE1 is set to kick off their World Tour from March 1 and 2 at Seoul’s Olympic Park SK Handball Arena. They will tour around 9 countries including Japan and China, across 13 cities.